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DESERT NIGHTS: Cold Cactus IPA

212 calories 21.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Cold IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 212 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 7th 2023
1.064
1.016
6.3%
0.0
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
80 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen80 lb BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 80%
20 lb Flaked Corn20 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 20%
100 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.93 lb mix of Simcoe Citra Amarillo0.93 lb mix of Simcoe Citra Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 14.25 Boil 0 min 28.5%
0.93 lb Centennial0.93 lb Centennial Hops Leaf/Whole 10 Boil 0 min 28.5%
1.40 lb foraged1.4 lb foraged Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 0 min 42.9%
3.26 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
16 oz aloe vera powder Water Agt Mash 0 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 53.46 gal (213.82 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 41.46 gal (165.82 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 51.75 gal (207 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 4 gal (16 qt) and adding 39.75 gal (159 qt) sparge/top-off. 43.75 175  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 43.75 175  
Mash volume with grains 51.75 207  
Grain absorption losses -12.5 -50  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 22.46 g | 89.8 qt) 24 96  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 53.46 g | 213.8 qt) 55 220  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.96 -7.8  
Post boil Volume 50 200  
Going into fermentor 50 200  
Total: 67.75 271
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"DESERT NIGHTS: Cold Cactus IPA" Cold IPA beer recipe by RK. All Grain, ABV 6.29%, IBU 0, SRM 3.34, Fermentables: (BEST Pilsen, Flaked Corn) Hops: (mix of Simcoe Citra Amarillo, Centennial, foraged) Other: (aloe vera powder)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-01-13 22:58 UTC